It will feature Charles Massy, author of The Call Of The Reed Warbler, a recent book which summarises restorative and sustainable farming practices, and Bruce Pascoe, author of Dark Emu, which describes pre-colonial indigenous farming practices.

There will also be up to 10 local farmers describing their successful farming plans.

There are two things our farmers get for free: sunshine and water. So maximising the benefits of these can determine how successful we are at sustainable farming, reducing our reliance on imported fertilisers and weed sprays.

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Appropriate management of landscape and soils can provide more resilient farming, and this conference will be of interest to consumers, the general public and administrators, to show sustainable farming can lift the wellbeing of our rural communities.

The conference will cover nourishing soils, combating land degradation, improving soil/water retention, increasing soil biodiversity and improving grazing management.

There can be a triple bottom line in conservation agriculture including profit, farm sustainability, and community benefits.

My own experience over the past 15 years with cattle and wine grapes in the Central Tablelands has brought me to be one of the sponsors of the conference, so I and others can learn how loss of biodiversity, poor grazing practices and lack of hydration of country due to land clearing has made some of our country less resilient to drought and pests.